Out d’Coup | Joe-Kyrsten Drama; TX Abortion Ban; Striketober; Josh Shapiro for Gov; Ashley Ehasz for PA01; Sean Parnell Fail; Lincoln Project on Yass; KU Activists; Capt Kirk to Space; Dungeon Run

<p>In what has become a ping-ponging of women’s Constitutionally protected right to an abortion, the conservative <a href='https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/14/court-texas-banning-abortions-516071'>5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Texas law banning almost all abortions</a>. The decision puts the case on a direct pathway back to the U.S. Supreme Court. </p> <p><a href='https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/politics/manchin-sinema-disagreements-biden-agenda/index.html'>Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema say they are ready to tank Biden’s Build Back Better plan</a> on the grounds that it’s too hard on fossil fuel corporations; that it expands Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing coverage; that it provides for tuition-free community college; and, generally, that everything isn’t means tested. At least that’s what Manchin laid out. Sinema seems just pissed that HER piece of legislation, the bi-partisan fossil fuel infrastructure bill, is not getting voted on first.  </p> <p><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/business/economy/john-deere-strike.html'>10,000 UAW workers went on strike against John Deere</a>. The strike comes after workers rejected a tentative agreement by about 90% on Sunday. <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/14/john-deere-workers-strike-contract-union'>Workers say the two-tier employee system which would hurt newly hired workers was a non-starter</a>. Now that’s some solidarity for ya. </p> <p><a href='https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/iatse-workers-will-strike-on-monday-if-deal-isnt-reached.html'>60,000 IATSE, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, workers will begin a strike on Monday</a> if no significant agreement is reached. 98% of IATSE members voted in favor of a strike over issues of an increased minimum wage, humane working hours, and fair pay for work on streaming programming. </p> <p>These job actions join the <a href='https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043511226/kelloggs-cereal-plants-workers-plan-to-strike'>1,400 workers at Kellogg’s